My Thoughts on NASA’s Budget

[@StarTalk]

🌌🚀 What makes NASA’s budget and space exploration so exciting and important to you? Let’s discuss the balance between cosmic curiosity and earthly concerns!

[@pythin2040]

I think people fail to understand how much improved our society is from investing in science and exploration. If we had never looked for anything beyond our senses we'd still be living in the dark ages!

[@Guðmundur4369]

For my behalf I say that I would most likely not have thought so much about ... Let's just say that I think NASA should be a world wide organization split in to say twelve competing teams and getting in tots at least five percent of the global GDP. Of course war would be illegal in that scenario and weapon manufacturers would be making space toys instead ❤🎉😊

[@RoyalReptilePirates]

You make a really great example of how little NASA gets as well as why it is important to increase that budget and how important space exploration is! "How much is the Universe worth to you" phew, you knocked me back in my chair with that one!!

[@pamdrayer5648]

This is an amazing point, but Mark Rober beat you to it.

[@thomasprince4992]

statista is saying usa 61 billion , china 12 b , japan 5 b , france 4 b , russia 3.5 b .

[@UntilMakaveliReturns]

NASA budget - $25B Pentagon- $220B was lost or misplaced and it was only discovered after an audit.

[@joroll26]

I’ll add more context to your comment, the DoD has not passed an audit in the last 7 years. And, that $220B that you mentioned that was discovered? That only accounted for 37% of the money they found, meaning there’s still 63% of the budget where nobody knows where it went. Meanwhile, American soldiers overseas are struggling with food security in their base.

[@green4black]

When governments overseas can’t account for money that’s been given them, we immediately label it for what it is: corruption and theft. When the Pentagon can’t count for trillions of dollars (And yes, I double checked and it is actually trillions that they cannot account for during audits) it’s said they have an “accounting problem.” Where’s the concern for the missing trillions? instead, we worry about a far lesser amount at NASA that is producing tangible results.

[@user-im4pt6br4t]

If that's secret programs would it bother you? It shouldn't. SR71 and F117 were developed to give our country an important edge.

[@joroll26]

@@user-im4pt6br4t OK sure I’ll bite. Let’s say that there are these extremely expensive development programs in place for the sake of National Defence. The problem is, congress doesn’t even want to know what these programs are so they can call it secret all they want, but what congress does want are the receipts. The DoD in the past 7 years, has not been able to fully provide those receipts! And, no it doesn’t bother me because I’m not American, but for it should bother Americans because it’s the citizens money that’s being spent, and there’s no explanation as to where it’s going.

[@joroll26]

@@user-im4pt6br4t Yes! It does bother me! American taxpayers are asking where their money went and the DoD can’t provide receipts. Forget NASA budget, what about healthcare, childcare, housing, transportation, infrastructure and education? Doesn’t it bother you that the federal government would rather spend billions on weaponry over simple human needs? It should.

[@jasonlandry8685]

What those who balk at the NASA budget should worry about is "why is that other 99.65% not solving the issues they think NASA's budget could?"

[@Argoon1981]

That is to much to ask for some of the brains in this comment section...

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

Everyone in the thread knows exactly why the issues that you failed to mention are not being solved but at least those services are providing something we can measure but what is NASA providing other than beautiful photos.

[@catman300games4]

@@Woodland-Gangsta Well, look at it this way: If the Earth dies, who is going to give you a plan B?

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

@@catman300games4Bro, do you actually think poor and working class people will be a part of Plan B. Only brilliant minds and the Uber rich will jump start a new civilization. They have the space station for an asteroid impact. The possibility of tera forming the moon or mars is hundreds of trillions of zillion dollars away. No one on the planet now will ever see that come to fruition

[@Toni_Snark]

@@Woodland-Gangstaknowledge maybe? That Earth is not the center of the universe and there is a finite existence for everyone and everything. “Gangstas” can’t stand contemplating their mortality and what it means or doesn’t mean in the scheme of things.

[@aleksandarstevanovic5854]

to add to it... UV sunglasses, cordless vacuum cleaners, digital cameras, baby formulas, workout machines, GPS system, laptops, airplanes and many more developed by NASA

[@adarsh4764]

Cordless power drills, airport security scanners, MRI, satelite comunication, Internet

[@corujariousa]

Yes! NASA's biggest problem might be a poor PR strategy.

[@carson21211]

People live and die without any of these "advancements" and they mostly life happier lives than the people stuck under the thumb of this technological Demon we have summoned.

[@carson21211]

@patrickhamos2987 Civilizations/people have lived and died much happier and social lives not knowing any of these "Technological advances" you cannot convince these people to be reasonable. They want moon rocks and dead planets. Reality escapes them

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

Awesome! What does anything you just named have to do with space because I like to think those things would have been invited without going into space

[@brigitgoddess]

My husband is a planetary geologist with NASA. When he started back in the early 80s, 1 in 3 proposals written by researchers were granted and funded. It's now 1 in 11. Needless to say-it's discouraging for him. NASA is funded like the red-headed stepchild of US agencies, despite its research being extremely useful here on Earth- and despite being very good at doing MORE with LESS. Not sure how this can be solved.

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

​@@carson21211Maybe one day we can colonize the moon and send "you and yours" there. Little tip though, it isn't really made of cheese.😉

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

​@@JohnClark-tt2blI don't know if you got the memo but if we colonize the moon hypothetically speaking...do you actually think it's for you? If an asteroid is going to impact earth do you think you will be in a Rocket to the moon to save yourself and your family. It's for the extremely rich and brilliant minds. Did God save everyone when he destroyed the planet with the great flood. I hope your eyes are open now

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

I have the same question and not because I don't like NASA. I'm for anything that creates jobs but what are the benefits that NASA provides for the planet, our lives, and the future

[@jonkeau5155]

@@carson21211 do you have any idea how many inventions were created by nasa that you interact with daily? That would likely have never been developed otherwise? I encourage you to research that before making such an uninformed comment.

[@BhutJolokias]

@@carson21211 One day in the not so far future, NASA may save us from extinction. Most people would classify that as a useful purpose of .35% of a dollar.

[@Aviator27J]

Two major points not discussed here: the military budget is approaching $1 trillion (which is excessive to be sure, especially outside of war time) and don't forget that the second A in NASA stands for aeronautics. NASA does a lot of useful research in the aviation field and they have programs that improve safety as well. The space stuff makes most headlines but they have made important strides in aerospace technology and safety.

[@matthewrowell8518]

Yep they do a lot test planes for flights in our atmosphere. Cleo Abrams did a video on the modern supersonic jet they are working on was absolutely awesome to see

[@Darth_Insidious]

A large part of the military budget goes to R&D as well. The difference is that in the military, the tech is either patented and/or made confidential. At NASA, the tech is made immediately public domain.

[@JS55505]

what do you think keeps the US an most the world out of war time? its the US an its scary military,high cost for high safety with wrong doings and mistakes along the way.

[@Pegaroo_]

​@@JS55505$900M isn't that much less scary than $1000 but imagine what NASA could do with 5x to their budget

[@hgsbrodi]

@@JS55505 how can you be sure? The US has us war usually as a mechanism for power and profit. Has been proven a number of times

[@genome7970]

Neil just got away with calling people who don't like NASA cave dwellers 💀

[@PavF9]

lol

[@Nauhvsyhhn]

But he is absolutely right about everything he said

[@ninjakiwigames5418]

New insult unlocked ☺

[@Da3m0N-t4o]

And he is right too

[@whattowatch7908]

@@Nauhvsyhhn He sure isn't.

[@Meme_dad1]

I love how the thumb nail is Neil giving the fed a finger

[@albijonrizanaj4449]

😂 did not notice that. Thx

[@matt-tq2dp]

😂😂😂😂 perfect 👌

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

I think the feds are on point. More billions for prettier pictures is not advancing our civilization

[@heaslyben]

"How much is the universe worth to you?🖕💵" I love it!

[@nhockxmuoi]

😂😂😂

[@Silvia6]

Neil, the world needs more people like you! ❤

[@fuzzycuffs]

people who say 'we should spend money down here instead of up there' seem to not want to spend money to solve problems down here either. healthcare? education? homelessness? nah, can't spend on that!

[@HaggenKennedy]

Underrated comment. 👍🏻

[@d.e.7467]

Climate.

[@travisnell6849]

Oh we do spend the money on earth. It's largely on making sure elderly people can afford to live, and on war.

[@Yumemaru.]

Real

[@joroll26]

It’s not whether the American government doesn’t want to spend out there in space, or down here on Earth. It’s because the American politicians are backed by billionaire lobbyists that have massive share holdings in the military industrial complex, and big pharma.

[@FinxOmally]

NASA is INCREDIBLY LIKELY to be a net positive to the budget. With all the science that comes from it, and the money that science generates.

[@jewersp]

People, especially those not interested in science or without scientific understanding, often underappreciate the value that space exploration and astronomy bring to humankind's progress. Teflon, digital camera technology, GPS, and many other inventions were only possible because of our exploration of the universe. Furthermore, understanding processes in the bigger picture helps us understand the smaller things, from fusion to evolution, from climate change to efficient energy technology, science, and especially space exploration, has always contributed to our discoveries and advancements. Apart from that, it's so fascinating how small we are compared to the universe, which should make us all so much more humble and appreciate life.

[@corradoborean]

I’m not a US citizen but NASA gave me plenty of value. Inspiration, knowledge, technology, entertainment and pure emotions. I would be glad to give NASA 1$ for every year of my existence as an inhabitant of the planet erth.

[@duckpotat9818]

I’m not even American but this is sad to see. Even though I’m only 21 I grew up with the space stuff from the 60s, 70s and 80s. I had a very positive view of both the US and the USSR because all i was interested in as a child was computers, dinosaurs space and nuclear science. My parents told how excited they were to get a TV and watch the moon landings. They told me NASA and Roscosmos made those satellites for TVs in their childhood but that now our country does too. I was for more optimistic about the future. I had no intuitive conception of time. I didn’t realise the golden age of space was over by the time I was born. When you’re 7 in the 2000s the 70s and 90s might as well be the same decade. I’m getting teary eyed remembering how optimistic I was. My laptop wallpapers are still a slideshow of US and Soviet space propaganda posters from that era Then I learnt about politics and history, slowly this optimism went away. I realise how the Buddha must’ve felt. Now when I think of America and Russia all i think of is their pointless wars.

[@LueLucifer]

​@duckpotat9818 Omg, this is hilarious because this is what happened to Gru in Despicable Me.

[@pialba]

> I would be glad to give NASA 1$ for every year of my existence as an inhabitant of the planet erth. Which is, in fact, probably way less than 0.35% of what you make per year. Like, about a hundred times less (assuming an average wealth in the developed world - if you live in a poor country then maybe not.)

[@decriptedperson4516]

​@@pialbahe's talking about the tax money He would be glad to add an extra to that to give to NASA which if we add with all the people would be a more than adequate amount for the missions NASA has on hold and will take up in the future

[@Ryusennin]

NASA budget: $25 billion. Microsoft acquisition of Activision: $70 billion.

[@tracym8952]

NASA made 71 billion in revenue in 2021

[@fj40highroller1]

@@tracym8952 off our tax dollars. Where’s our our interest?

[@Alexandra-ng1ih]

More important in my opinion😂

[@KulaGGin]

@@fj40highroller1 haha. That's a socialist idea. You want your interest from that, next time you'll want your interest from agricultural and then energetic sectors. Which makes perfect sense: all of those things should belong to people and people should reap the benefits from that equally to their contribution to the society(Jeff Bezos doesn't work 2000000000 more times and harder than you but he does make that much more money than you). I'm loving seeing how 'Muricans getting their own medicine in full, and then implement social laws, such as right to repair laws. Which I fully support, it just fully shows how capitalism is not good for anyone.

[@VibeMusicAiRecords]

So is paying for NASA with our tax money. ​@@KulaGGin

[@Hogstrictors]

15 seconds in and i had a feeling Platos cave allegory was coming up. Such a relevant example of solving problems.

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

Sounds pretty cave Manish to me. Surely he could have done better

[@Hogstrictors]

@@Woodland-Gangsta ta da tan...tish!!!

[@delayedcreator4783]

@@Woodland-Gangsta no , thats a great example

[@JoshuaDStewart]

Imagine what NASA could do with double the budget. And that is still only 0.6%.

[@sandal_thong]

They need a poll. How much of the budget do you think goes to NASA? How much of the budget do you think _should_ go to NASA? Also continue that for other agencies, too, like Department of Defense and foreign aid. Someone said your income tax bill should be broken down by various departments and other government expenses your dollars will be going to.

[@Mutt_Buncher4]

something nobodys talking about is how the low budget drives nasa to stretch every dollar they get and innovate with what little they have

[@paulbarnett227]

NASA's budget is way too small.

[@Argoon1981]

This should have been what everyone would get or learn from this. But obviously, for a bunch of us dealing on hundreds or thousands, hearing NASA spends billions is just to much, their brains shut up at that exact moment and they don't hear the Trillions extra that the government has to spend, is only the NASA billions they laser focus from that point forward.

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

Tell us why they need more

[@AnJean3tte]

​@@Woodland-Gangstato help bring the stranded astronauts home that should never have trusted Boeing anything in the first place. Boeing can pay NASA to fix their massive f*ck up too.

[@erikjohnson9075]

​@@Woodland-Gangsta look at what they do with what they have. For every dollar invested in NASA you get 10 back in innovation

[@paulbarnett227]

@@erikjohnson9075 Thanks Erik - that's exactly it.

[@sirwilliamkarl5591]

Looks like about 20 billion a year in oil subsidies. And for that we get... high gas prices?

[@pdxmusl1510]

It's actually substantially more than that. Especially when you start considering what the land is worth and the taxes forgiveness given.

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

Bernie Sanders tried to pass a law that would limit oil companies profits by lowering prices for consumers and yet for some reason our Congress rejected that completely reasonable piece of legislation. I wonder why hmmm 💵💵

[@tidus9942]

@@apolloforabetterfuture4814 forcing a company to charge less is what a tyrant does, how about the correct solution of regulating the market to avoid monopolies so prices are lowered due to competition.

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

@@tidus9942 "forcing a company to charge less is what a tyrant does" lmao no

[@Reason1024]

​@@tidus9942gas prices haven't lowered (by much) since they've all price gouged. There's no competition when one side sees that the other can get away with duping a population and they also want a piece of the profit

[@glevy17]

That was an incredible explanation. Easy to understand and direct to the point. I wish they taught that in schools everywhere. I sure wasn’t taught quite like that. I learned at a young age that space and science was indeed important but it was a struggle to understand it. Neil makes everything easy. I greatly appreciate all he does and all the others like him.

[@JohnBare747]

It annoys me to no end when someone makes a statement like "We are spending too much money in Space!" In space? Nary a nickle that I know of has been spent in space it's all spent right here on Terra Firma. Creates jobs, creates new technologies and all right down to earth for the benefit of all Earthlings. I was in my 20's during the Space Race and I sure remember all the things we did not have that we do now many of which are direct spinoffs from the space program back then and continue to this day. The ISS is doing pure research that can't be don on earth. The research is in space but the money was all spent building and researching the experiments again right on the good old Earth. No money spent in space so far. Sure it's just semantics but the fact that they think the money has somehow reached escape velocity and vanished into the "interstellar medium!" Annoys me something fierce.

[@paulbarnett227]

This 👆

[@carson21211]

Do you believe all this technological advancement from space adventures has helped humanity as a whole, or ultimately leads to it's demise? Leading up to the "space race" how was quality of life? What exactly do we have to gain from venturing out into the unknown? These are not wishes grounded in reality. We were fine before. Now look around you. Has it really gotten better for us? The ego of man will be the end of all of us. What exactly to we hope to achieve outside of this Earth? Our mother? This line of thinking is build on LIES.

[@tinlizziedl001]

Agreed. I'd love Dr. Tyson to do a long-format show where he gives us a listing (examples) of tech created (or funded) by NASA that we now use in our everyday lives right now. There'll be hundreds, I'm sure, but I'd love to see the "little things" mostly - like the way NASA engineers created a thing from scratch (say, some type of mechanical seal or joint for a rover) that's now getting used here on our "speck" in an entirely different job. It could be anything! Tang, for instance :) Velcro! There's tons of stuff. Dr. Tyson would be such a good host for that kind of show.

[@paulbarnett227]

@@JohnBare747 I think you replied in the wrong thread. We're talking about NASA budgets here - not liberty to carry a knife to School.

[@paulbarnett227]

@@tinlizziedl001 That would be awesome.

[@vykintasmorkvenas6839]

Almost a TRILLION for ARMS and we want to call us a civilisation...

[@tracym8952]

I'm more upset about the 1.7 trillion we spent on education for it to be the way it is. Also look up the last supper of 1993 for the defense industry. The military industrial complex has been dead for 30 years.

[@KulaGGin]

@@tracym8952 The educational system is destroyed by capitalists on purpose. That's what you have in the capitalist country. Companies are actively working on making everything public bad to the level of being not usable.

[@CashmereMercenary]

​@@tracym8952it seems the more we spend the worse it gets

[@danf1862]

I don’t see your point. Our civilization still exists because we spend money to protect it. Humans are the most treacherous, violent, manipulative, and dominant species ever. Your life is possible because we spend that money. You have the luxury of questioning your own safety, because of that spending. You can virtue signal all you want, but you wouldn’t change the spending if you were in charge. Not even a little bit.

[@SomeDumbFuck-f6d]

"civilization"

[@NobodyOfNote-qv5wh]

Love what you did there with the dollar bill, Neil! NASA's budget should be much higher, because the true, bigger picture is that only technological innovation alongside a change in mindset throughout the developed world away from the toxicity of greed will save our Civilization.

[@Cathie46]

As one who has loved the universe for most of my almost 63 years, the universe is priceless. The photos and videos we can now see of space and from space, are mind blowing from our Blue Dot. Onward!

[@capital4]

4:16, Neil unknowingly flipping everyone off while holding a 1$ bill. lol. Good points young lad, what even happens with that 7 TRILLION anyway.

[@Malgus929]

7:03 really look at his hand lol

[@Subatomicmttr]

Thanks i didn't realize until I seen this ❤😂

[@kirandeepchakraborty7921]

The starting example was so well articulated.

[@PsychoPills-yx3lc]

People who complain about NASA being a waste of money have never understood why we want to explore more universe.

[@MrRockfisherman]

Great job of showing the cost...

[@Km0577]

We need to pump this video out everywhere!

[@lrussom]

Super appreciate the approach taken with this video. TY

[@Utopianx8x]

This video needs to be distributed across all mass-media everywhere as a public service announcement!

[@reign9093]

Cool worlds had a video on this exact subject too and I'm so happy this problem is finally getting more attention especially from more commonly known professionals on the matter in media

[@Wildrover82]

Well said Neil.💯👌

[@randomthoughtstoday]

The visual of him cutting the dollar was magnificent explaining the process

[@BrapMan]

Neil, you remind me of Bill Hicks' last great speach of "It's Just a Ride". The Elders who run the cave would need to actually want to solve the problems in the cave rather than just wanting to keep control of the cave for themselves. I'm glad you are bringing this conversation to the forefront, my cousin.

[@zeliasoblivion4685]

Thank god we have someone like Neil that gets it

[@michaelbertoldi1022]

Thanks for this one Neil

[@JamilaJibril-e8h]

Oh no he cut it 😭😂😭😂😂😂 do you know how much it takes to make that paper 😛😝

[@ELI173HEMOMUSIC]

One of the best pieces he’s done here 👏👏👏👏

[@Velocity_96]

Neil! Such an inspiration

[@SmokedBisque]

Anyone watching this channel is most definitely informed enough to know which department doesn't pass an audit

[@Elias_Ainsworth92]

The primary problem I have with NASAs budget is how micromanaged it is by congress. Congress should be able to say here is some money to go to the moon, but congress should not be able to say here is some money to go to the moon, you have to spend it on Boeing's rocket. My grandfather used to say 'Tell what to do or how to do it, not both' and I think its pretty clear that congress has no place telling NASA how to complete any of the projects congress assigns them.

[@KulaGGin]

But the owners of Boeing need to get richer, so they have enough money to silence whistleblowers and use toilet paper to fix planes. Think of the children.

[@Flexy59]

that sounds valid, love that saying btw

[@timothypryor7952]

My grandfather told me the exact same thing. He is a former NASA and SCI(now Sanmina Corporation) engineer. Politicians have no place telling engineers how to do their job. It didn't used to be that way. But the lobbyist have ruined things.

[@MegaTp4]

Of course congress says spend it on Boeing because "it sponsored my campaign and I have stocks of it"

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

Well, NASA should go private so it can collapse the next year. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. Do you know why NASA's budget has remained the same. It's because they can't produce a product to sell.

[@VincentLore-e2v]

Love how you were holding that dollar bill at the end. Subtle, great!

[@alexroberto6353]

That dip in NASA spending in 1980 was due to the movie Alien coming out.

[@Gretchenthedoll]

Thank you for the visual, it was eye opening. Wishing everyone a good day, you are amazing ❤

[@tmmy2ootuff843]

more space, less earth, I'm in.

[@artdonovandesign]

Just a quick, personal observation. I have stated it many times before; I do believe that Dr. Tyson is a bona fide genius.

[@isatousarr7044]

NASA's budget is an essential investment in our future. The technological advancements and scientific discoveries made possible by NASA's missions have far-reaching impacts, from improving our understanding of climate change to driving innovation in various industries. Space exploration inspires the next generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers, and the technologies developed by NASA often lead to breakthroughs that benefit all of humanity. Reducing NASA's budget could hinder these advancements and slow our progress in addressing critical challenges like environmental sustainability and global security. Given the numerous benefits that NASA's research and innovations bring to society, how can we justify reducing its budget when the return on investment is so significant, not only in scientific knowledge but also in economic growth and technological progress?

[@freedomofmusic2112]

👏Well said Dr. Tyson, I completely agree!

[@purrple.shadows]

Very persuasive, nice to see you wearing that shirt again.

[@elle_ivy]

Thank you I’m showing this to anyone who ever questions nasa again.

[@uamade]

Great analogy with a cave.

[@stryker00-1]

Contrary to what I've seen online, it appears that everyone is advocating for an increased budget for NASA, not the reverse

[@MysticJhn]

What's ironic is that people always want to make things how it used to be. Things were better in the past. Cheaper in the past. Nicer in the past. Meanwhile, the past was busy looking towards the future. We're caught in a nostalgia loop.

[@PlantsAndInsects]

Well said. I wish more people could do fractions and percentages

[@sajukkhar]

No amount of money will ever be enough to solve problems down here.

[@rascalnumber1]

Very deeply thought and realized discussion🙇💕

[@justzakk193]

1:16 The Croods

[@leftcoaster67]

NASA needs a consistent budget that doesn't fluctuate downwards. It also needs better planning and management. The sad part about aerospace is there's now less and less competition. And aerospace companies seem to be focused on profits, not quality of products.

[@Gilboa1985]

We can walk and chew gum at the same time so we can solve earth issues and still explore

[@mr.positive6817]

I never thought of it that way, Thank you Sir wow. eyes wide open

[@benderisgreat95able]

Imagine their budget the moment they find alien life of any complexity. We might see an astronomy economy dominate some national budgets.

[@SomeDumbFuck-f6d]

Nah, it would still go to the military, only even more obscene

[@ckpioo]

​@@SomeDumbFuck-f6d NASA or pretty much every national space agency would have to take over atleast some part of the military because, the muscle heads in the military won't know a thing on how to deal with a hostile threat

[@duckpotat9818]

Na, the US DoD would be asking for money just in case those microbes or alien dinosaurs become a security threat to the US.

[@SmokeDog1871]

The more knowledge, context and understanding you have the easier it is to solve problems

[@StarFox6.4]

I wish I live long enough to see human-kind truly flourish 🙏

[@SomeDumbFuck-f6d]

you won't

[@keepinitdarealest]

I love how Neal simplify tough conversations.

[@dguisinger]

"Instead of spending all that money up there".... Which is another statement to rebut. The money isn't being spent in space, its not like its taken out and going to an economy of a different country. The money is being spent here, on earth, in the country, providing jobs and improving technologies that later get used elsewhere

[@silasdense4725]

Thank you for speaking on this. I always enjoy it when you cover this subject.

[@rfbrabson]

Never underestimate the ancillary benefits of innovation and exploration. ARPA factored heavily into the development of the Internet, a technology that we all rely on. Who knows what new technologies will flow from the current investment into NASA and other research projects?

[@shiraz1736]

I’d argue the internet as you call it is a social and innovation anchor to society.

[@jperin001]

@@shiraz1736 It doesn't have to be.

[@shiraz1736]

@@jperin001 But it is, taken over by multinationals.

[@jperin001]

@@shiraz1736 Yeah, it was always going to be that way with laissez-faire. I don't have the answers, but something like an FCC needs to set some rules for the common good.

[@shiraz1736]

@@jperin001 Most of the people in a position to legislate usually have a vested interest in not legislating.

[@julien2231]

The last part is very profound. Thanks so much for that video mr tyson ❤

[@Member3285]

THANK YOU for this. I have been criticizing for years the reduction of NASA's 1 penny for every $500 in taxes budget since about 2010. "Fix (insert any ignorant agenda) with cutting NASA". Spoiler: It won't fix anything, and it will break the space program. NdGT? I love you, man.

[@AlMotleyJr]

The best breakdown of the realities of our budget priorities for innovation!

[@sharifa9336]

We can take care of everything, earth has more than enough to care for everyone without cutting the budget of science

[@SomeDumbFuck-f6d]

Nah, you underestimate the greed of the elites

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

​@@SomeDumbFuck-f6d unfortunately that's the problem. 🫤

[@bobbyjones2112]

I agree with you 100% we need to spend at least 100 billion, just think of how many cool starships we😂 could build!

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

Dude, you barely can get into Disney these days and you are talking about a starship. Please! None of the common folks will ever set foot into space.

[@duckpotat9818]

@@Woodland-Gangsta forget about starships. Think of the advancements in air travel, internet tech, gps, satellite weather monitoring, advanced materials and so much more. You don’t need to be in space to experience the benefits.

[@christianmalya8479]

The way Mr Neil framed his argument🙌 Four minutes in and I am like “I don’t need to hear the rest of this, you are right Sir!”😅

[@fitz801]

Is cutting money illegal?

[@tracym8952]

Only if you're destroying money with the intent to defraud or deceive someone.

[@WatchingYou-13-0]

Generally illegal. Intent matters, if the intent is not to render the money unfit for re-issuance. Since this is demonstration purposes not blatant destruction legal.

[@JohnClapton-ko7xt]

Fortunately no. There is no such thing as defacing 'money', you own it, if you wish to destroy it, so be it. If you burn, cut up, shred, eat and eventually digest and expel it, it is your 'property'. No difference in spending a hundred on a glass sculpture and dropping it from your roof, (other than the fact that tossing stuff in the air is fraught with danger and legal implications) and lighting your fireplace with a $100 dollar bill. You want to waste it, have at it.

[@GlenHachey]

I love your thoughts Neil, the way you express them....and that up yours at the end. Found it very amusing.

[@skepticaldopefeind]

looks like NASA needs to get their budget doubled, which would still be nothing... that's freakin ridiculously low

[@suyapajimenez516]

Well said 👏

[@whosMugen]

we need to push this video as the anthem for better nasa funding

[@julz_swag]

Mark Robers video on it is better for that I’d say.

[@GamerbyDesign]

If they cancel one of the 100 new stealth bomber they plan to order they can double budget for nasa for the next 15 years or so.

[@tracym8952]

But the B21 Raiders are cool. Isn't that worth $203 billion over 30 years?

[@profscarlett]

Well explained.

[@CthulhuInc]

ppl can tweet their outrage about nasa on the smell phones that the space program helped create

[@Grandcathedral]

So did our military, what's your point?

[@harkishandobariya6621]

NASA's budget is $25.4 B, while ISRO's budget is only $1.5 B. I hope we get good results with both agencies.

[@dragon-shepherd]

A number of years ago I was having this discussion with a young lady who thought the space 'stuff' was a waste of money. She stopped arguing when I pointed out that if was not a requirement of the Program to make things smaller (ie electronics), her precious smart phone would still be the size of a brick.

[@Grandcathedral]

NASA has been stagnant for decades. I can argue the military does for technology than NASA. It will be replaced, the DEI hires that aren't qualified anyways

[@TheXextreem]

well that was a eye opener for sure.

[@andred.4664]

NASA budget is an insult on what we should do. That being said, the Federal budget is an insult to every single citizen.

[@chrisblack9851]

I've been listening to Neil since that NOVA documentary

[@mackenziemarceau1055]

As a 8 years old from Canada during the Apollo era, I visited NASA at Cape Canaveral. I looked up to the United States and sincerely believed people would be on Mars by now! Today if we want to see humans on Mars, we have to rely on Hollywood, not NASA. What happened to the America I loved and respected so much?

[@abstract5249]

Complacency happened. Now that we're the sole superpower of the world, we have no reason to one-up our rivals.

[@MmKr7525]

Having something to look forward to IS very uplifting1

[@AutisticAl]

I never thought I'd see a thumbnail of Neil flip me off while calling me poor 😅

[@MingtheKing23]

I love the visual aid. I was worried that he was going to cut it bigger but that just shows me im not good at percentages. Dr. Tyson makes things easy to understand.

[@nathanieljackson5554]

NASA is always a scapegoat when the federal budget get discussed but never the fact that Congress gets an approval for a raise whenever that vote comes around.

[@Warhorse26]

I absolutely LOVE this!! Such a great way of explaining this ludicrous notion of "spending money on space when we could be using it on Earth"... I will be using this video to show all those people dissing NASA's budget if I ever need to. I also love these personal one on one topics with Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Keep those up!!

[@tatishamenniche278]

6:32 lol do you guys really think you’re the free people of the world ?? 😅

[@evosmith12]

Probably not necessarily at this exact moment of time but historically, yes.

[@tatishamenniche278]

@@evosmith12 well can you give me an era ?

[@windoyvind]

Human era😎

[@tatishamenniche278]

@@windoyvind that’s not an answer you dummy

[@michaelallen2358]

Your the best NDT, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@an3ssh]

NASA's year budget 25 billion...Elon bought twitter for 44 billion

[@Argoon1981]

And made it worse, NASA with less put rovers on Mars, people have no clue.

[@Grandcathedral]

Elon owns space x that does more for space now than NASA without government assistance, does that trigger you?

[@jioho2295]

love the honorable Carl Sagan pale blue dot reference.

[@martymart42]

1:41 no you are wrong I know you have your life set and it's probably a great life lots of money and stuff, but that money going to space should not be taken away from a life on this planet. Then money going to save a lot of lives here on this earth that's all that matters.

[@Argoon1981]

You totally missed what he said. The USA spends 7 TRILLION dollars, managing the country, do you think 25 billion extra taking from killing NASA, with all tech and knowhow we would lose, would solve ANY of the problems the USA cannot solve with the TRILLIONS it has. We spend way more than that 25 billion on movies and video games! Priorities people!

[@valarialley1024]

I think you really cannot say he is wrong, but rather you don’t agree on this opinion. I also would ask you what kind of job do you have and how much of government money your industry is funded by the federal budget.

[@chevyDboyMike]

Using the cave problems to make a comparison to today's problems is diabolical

[@lukaede7172]

How about money that goes to funding war be kept and used for the American people? You guys donated so much to Ukraine, that is noble and all, but what about all the homeless and the ones living in tunnels back in the states? One should always look after themselves first before helping others, otherwise everyone is in trouble.

[@cagedragnarok1781]

Lmao you don't pay attention to politics or look at what the US government much do you? He did the math right in front of you

[@draconx546]

The CROODS reference was nice

[@skipodap1]

THese are great, thanks for making them

[@Akira_781]

And done without a direct defense budget reference.. Bravo sir! 🍻💚👍☮️🇺🇸